Our nights have been getting 2 percent lighter every year

If you're thinking that it seems a little less dark at night these days … well, you might not be imagining things. According to a new study led by Dr. Christopher Kyba of the ...

Artificial lights are eating away at dark nights—and that's not a good thing

Earth is losing its darkness. A new study using satellite data finds that artificially lit surfaces around the world are spreading and growing brighter, producing more light pollution at night.

Energy-saving LEDs boost light pollution worldwide

They were supposed to bring about an energy revolution—but the popularity of LED lights is driving an increase in light pollution worldwide, with dire consequences for human and animal health, ...

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

The first global “light census” shows that the area affected by artificial lighting is growing by 2.2 per cent every year, posing risks to wildlife and human health

Awash in Artificial Light, the World Gets 2 Percent Brighter Each Year

Making outdoor lighting more efficient doesn't reduce light pollution—it encourages people to use more light

Light Pollution Is Getting Worse Every Year. That’s Bad For Your Health

Bright lights affect everything from plants and birds to our sleep quality

Light pollution: Night being lost in many countries

Much of the world is "losing the night" as artificial light becomes brighter and more widespread, say scientists.

Light pollution is getting worse

Environment We're killing the night, and that's going to kill us. Goodbye darkness, my old friend.

Economic growth in South America, Africa, and Asia is boosting livelihoods, but it also could to be disturbing plant and animal life that evolved with a daily cycle of light and darkness.

Credit: NASA/Barcroft Media/Barcoft Media via Getty ImagesNighttime on Earth is getting brighter.   The rise of developing economies in Africa, Latin America, and Asia ...

Losing darkness: Satellite data shows global light pollution on the rise

Around the globe, in both developed and developing nations, Earth's night skies are being filled with artificial light more and more each year, according to a new study.

The switch to outdoor LEDs has resulted in even more light pollution

Most people understand the threats posed by various types of pollution, but the potential damage light pollution can have on our health and the ecosystem doesn’t always get a lot of attention. ...

LED light savings backfire spectacularly as light pollution increases dramatically

Instead of consuming less, we're consuming more.

The unfortunate side effect of LED lighting

Light pollution has increased worldwide because of the prevalence of energy saving LED lights. However, the problem isn’t with the lights themselves — but the fact that the world ...

These Energy-Saving Bulbs Are Making One Pollutant Much Worse

Our nights keep getting brighter

Our nights are getting brighter and they have been every year since 2012, according to a new study published today in Science Advances. Researchers led by Christopher Kyba at the GFZ ...

Losing Darkness: Satellite Data Shows Global Light Pollution On the Rise

A study using data from an Earth-observing weather satellite shows that in both developed and developing nations, Earth's night skies are being filled with artificial light more and more each ...

The future looks bright: light pollution rises on a global scale

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world is getting brighter, but scientists say that may not be a good thing.

Interactive map reveals light pollution across Earth

A study from the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam has shown that the use of artificial lighting is increasing the 'loss of night' in many areas across the globe.

Farewell to night? Light pollution reducing darkness worldwide

Researchers report that the artificially lit nighttime surface of our planet is growing —  in both size and brightness — in most of the world’s countries.        

Good Night, Night: Light Pollution Increasing Around Globe

NewsThe world’s nights are getting alarmingly brighter — bad news for all sorts of creatures, humans included. A German-led team recently reported that light pollution is threatening darkness ...

Switching to outdoor LEDs has made light pollution worse without saving energy

LED lighting was supposed to help save the environment with its lower energy requirements and more specific light direction. But new research published in Scientific Advances reveals we are ...

Energy-saving LEDs increase light pollution

Cheap, energy-efficient LEDs have increased usage and therefore reduced darkness globally, threatening natural processes.

By saving cost and energy, the lighting revolution may increase light pollution

Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 Municipalities, enterprises, and households are switching to LED lights in order to save energy. But these savings might be lost if their neighbours install ...

Global light pollution increasing at a rate of two percent per year

Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 23, 2017 Five years of advanced satellite images show that there is more artificial light at night across the globe, and that light at night is getting brighter. The rate ...